On 5/3/02 3:06 PM, "The Poulins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks for clarifying what I was trying to tell this person in the first place. You stated it much more clearly than I did. Tim > that is, in unused, uncopied condition. > If the owner then sells the Mac, the OS media that contains the installed, > licensed software must accompany the Mac. > > Yes indeed, it is reasonable that a used Mac have an OS installed. But if > the OS media does not come with the machine, part of the deal is missing! > That media is "part of the purchase price" unless explicitely agreed to > otherwise. The new owner assumes the responsibility to legally acquire an > OS CD and then make the machine match that CD. This excludes using or > copying an OS CD that belongs to another machine. > > So what happens to the media that should have come with the Mac? The former > owner kept the legal media for use on another Mac and made the sold machine > illegal. Or the former owner made the Mac illegal in the first place by > loading an OS from a CD that belonged to another Mac. The former owner > could have made the sold machine legal by handing over the OS media that -- America--It's not illegal to be stupid here. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
